Do the members want a Freshwater Forum here?

[revhtree]

We've had some slight urging to add a Freshwater Category here. How do you all feel about it?

PS. We could keep the FW threads and posts from showing in recent posts to those that don't want to see them.

 

[Troylee]

People are so salty!

 

[Reefer Matt]

Up to you, @revhtree. I think you’ll also find people that want a reptile and amphibian forum too. It doesn’t bother me either way though.

 

[wmv]

I don't currently keep freshwater but I vote yes just because there's so much overlap between the two that it just makes sense to have one place where we can all share ideas and opinions. There's always something to learn from each other

 

[mfinn]

I don't care either way if there were a dedicated forum for freshwater, but I would like to be able to unsubscribe from that forum and posts.
At least until I get a discus tank set back up some day.
Maybe have sub-forum for planted tanks too or live freshwater plants.

 

[AKReefing]

Freshwater forum on REEF 2 REEF? Think about that a sec.

 

[Cell]

Only if the primary goal is to coerce the freshies to the salt side.

 

[shakacuz]

i voted other. i’m sure there will be others wanting a sub-forum for other pets down the line too lol(dogs pls?!?).

i can see how having a FW section would be nice, but this is REEF2REEF. no hard feelings to the FW community, i came from it before turning to the salt side.

 

[Naekuh]

I vote no..

There are too many topics in freshwater that would clutter the forum even more.
There are other places more specialized for freshwater and plants, like the Barr Report.

Not to mention Tom Barr and Bob Fenner are like two sides of a coin.

 

[bvickery1974]

Only if the primary goal is to coerce the freshies to the salt side.

That is how I am getting into salt. Started with fresh and preparing to go into salt very soon

 

[billyocean]

Freshwater forum on REEF 2 REEF? Think about that a sec.

Well...from one reef to another reef I'm sure there's some freshwater in between if we're traveling across land.....

 

[Isaac Alves]

No. It's hard enough to navigate the plethora of information here. There are already dedicated freshwater forums with freshwater and planted tank specialists,e.g. https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

We've had some slight urging to add a Freshwater Category here. How do you all feel about it?

PS. We could keep the FW threads and posts from showing in recent posts to those that don't want to see them.

I think adding a separate part of the app completely dedicated to freshwater would be great, because it can help out so much people! Just, like you said I would make a whole different section for freshwater, because there are minor differences, and you don't want some freshwater keeper giving info that works for their FW aquarium, to a begginer saltwater keeper that could possibly hurt their tank.

 

[Doctorgori]

the needle is slightly to the right …. yes

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

I think the Mollies will get really confused!

 

[DanyL]

I’ve chosen “Other”.
It has to be a sister site, completely separate forum wise and domain wise.

Reasoning behind this is that when looking for information I personally prefer to use googles “site:” directive with reef2reef.com as the domain, and any other separation under this domain would break my ability to get answers that are guaranteed to be reef related quickly.

I don’t want to sound grumpy, but I hate it when I read through information thinking it is relevant to reef keeping and than realize it’s about freshwater. I find it as a complete waste of time for me.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not sure as it will confuse many with treatment regimens and ive seen some freshwater people post an issue and some responded with saltwater treatments/methods

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

I think adding a separate part of the app completely dedicated to freshwater would be great because it can help out so many people! Just, like you said I would make a whole different section for freshwater, because there are minor differences, and you don't want some freshwater keeper giving info that works for their FW aquarium, to a beginner saltwater keeper that could hurt their tank.

I've changed my mind very quickly. My vote is now no. Unless you want to create a whole new app dedicated to freshwater, (you could call it river2river, lol I don't know), it could cause people, specifically beginners to try stuff in their saltwater tank, that might only work for FW aquariums, or vice versa. IMO, it might cause more harm than good. You should look into creating an app dedicated to fresh water, you could call it river2river, or lake2lake, or tank2tank. I don't know, but you get the idea. Lol.

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

I have decades of freshwater tank experience, breeding and selling fish also. But worked my way out to get back into saltwater. but I am open to adding freshwater to this forum in some way or other so I can share what I know.

 

[Malcontent]